Bridgewater vs Inglewood
Bridgewater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Inglewood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridgewater, most households are couple families. In Inglewood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bridgewater tends to suit families with children and couples, while Inglewood suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bridgewater is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 42%)
- Inglewood has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bridgewater
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bridgewater
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bridgewater
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 138 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (176.2 km vs 188.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Inglewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 29%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Inglewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.6% vs -6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bridgewater and Inglewood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Inglewood has more residents (886 vs 133); Bridgewater has higher household incomes ($92,092 vs $43,888).
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133 | 886 +566% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.3% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 55 |
| Median household income | $92,092/yr +52% vs other | $43,888/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $200/wk +74% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
Property market
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $415,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 64 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Bridgewater has more rural and farming land (96% vs 57%).
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 57% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 39% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 12/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bridgewater
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Inglewood
- Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 9 |
Mobility
Inglewood sits further from the CBD (188.8 km vs 176.2 km).
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.2 km | 188.8 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 127 min | 138 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3516 | 0.3% postcode 3517 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 3516 | 58 postcode 3517 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).
Setting
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 155 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 466 premises |
Council rates
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bridgewater | Inglewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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